abnabooks Chapter 260 Escape From Death! A Real War!
Chapter 260 Escape From Death! A Real War!
Chapter 260: Escaping Death! The Real Battle!
Terrifying demonic claws descended from the sky, sealing off the void, and the laws of this world were all bound, like a prison.
A figure at the Sovereign Level of the demonic race made a move, intending to directly kill Wang Xiu here.
This young human was too terrifying, unmatched in battle power, a true Supreme youth. Even the true demonic bloodline was like child's play in front of him. His future was limitless, and they would never allow a human to grow into such a powerful existence.
Boom!
A beam of immortal light shattered the void and an Earth Immortal ancestor from the Three Purities Immortal Gate made a move. His hair was all white, and he exuded an immortal aura.
With a sweep of his dusting brush, it transformed into a sea of light, majestic and powerful, erasing endless demonic energy, heading straight for the true body of the Demon Emperor.
This was a necessary rescue in order to attack the enemy.
They wanted the other party to retract this strike!
Even if the other party was the Demon Emperor, if they didn't stop and defend, the consequences of enduring this strike would be absolutely severe.
However, the other party remained unmoved, activating an ancient demonic mirror to protect their vital points, intending to forcefully withstand this strike, risking heavy injuries in order to kill Wang Xiu.
Crash!
Fierce winds howled between heaven and earth, the temperature plummeted, and bone-chilling cold waves spread out from nothingness. Wherever they passed, everything was frozen, even the stars in the sky were trapped in ice.
Amidst the cold light.
A fairy stood gracefully, her white hair dancing, her figure proud and peerless, with a radiant rune on her fair forehead, bathed in immortal light.
Snow Ancestor also made a move.
Condensing endless coldness, it transformed into a sword that pierced through heaven and earth, launching an attack on the Demon Emperor in the void.
At the same time, the remaining ancestor from the Three Purities Immortal Gate did not stand idly by. He descended from the sky, surrounded by red light, with illusory dragon shadows swirling around him, as if bathed in the blood of ancient dragons. He held a lotus-shaped treasure lamp, emitting immortal light.
In an instant.
The lamp oil boiled, and a huge golden lotus bloomed in the heavens and earth, giving rise to an endless sea of fire, terrifying all living beings.
"The Nine Dragons Lotus Lamp?"
"So this thing ended up in the hands of the Three Purities?"
"That person... is the rumored Fire Ancestor of the Three Purities?"
"It is said that the lamp oil of this lamp is made from the blood of a true dragon that has attained immortality. Its power is truly boundless!"
In the void, the Almighties were astonished, their eyes wide open.
This was a true Immortal Weapon, transforming the heavens and earth into a sea of destruction, instantly annihilating countless Demon Race beings.
That was just an incidental attack.
This sea of fire enveloped the space where those powerful Demon Emperors were located, intending to interrupt the attack of the Demon Emperor and save Wang Xiu with Snow Ancestor and the others.
Several human Earth Immortals made a move in an instant, their divine might vast and boundless.
However, they were unsuccessful. Other Demon Emperors from the Demon Race made a move and intercepted Snow Ancestor and the Fire Ancestor's series of attacks.
Only the first one to make a move, the Three Purities Earth Immortal, had an effective attack.
But the other party clearly intended to withstand it, even if it meant suffering heavy injuries, they must kill Wang Xiu. All of this happened in an instant, so fast that everyone found it difficult to react. The enormous demonic claw had already enveloped Wang Xiu's head.
"Big brother!"
"Saint Child!"
"Stop!"
The battlefield seemed to freeze, all the fighting came to a halt, and everyone's gaze converged here.
The terrifying demonic claw had already descended, and beams of light carrying a sense of destruction engulfed that area, everything was being annihilated, even vision couldn't approach.
Was this young man, who was like a war god, going to fall here?
Countless people fell into despair.
Ji Zidian, Zhang Yuge, Li Xuanqi, Ye Guhong, and other outstanding human talents had pale faces, their pupils dilated, their eyes filled with despair.
Even if Wang Xiu is strong,
he cannot withstand the Demon Emperor's attack!
This is simply not on the same level,
like a divine immortal above the mortal realm.
...
The Demon Emperor's attack binds the void, binds the laws.
Wang Xiu cannot move.
Since he began his cultivation, this is definitely the closest he has come to death, an unimaginable sense of danger enveloping his heart.
This is the suppression of high-level rules on low-level life.
Wang Xiu has many methods, but none are enough to bridge the gap in this level of life hierarchy.
He needs a treasure of the same high level, at least higher than this Demon Emperor.
Only by breaking free from this restraint can he unleash his remaining methods.
Does he have such a treasure?
The more critical the situation, the clearer his mind becomes. Time seems to slow down, and he thinks quickly, trying to find a way out.
Among the rare treasures on his body,
only the hairpin bestowed by the Snow Ancestor, containing the full force of three Earth Immortals' attacks, is stored in a spatial ring and cannot be taken out at this moment.
"No, that's not right, there's still something!"
Finally, his eyes shine, and his consciousness gathers in his chest.
There hangs an ancient dragon scale, covered in mysterious runes. This is the reverse scale of the fallen ancient dragon from the ancient holy realm.
Wang Xiu has long speculated that the origin of that ancient dragon is extraordinary, most likely falling from another world into the holy realm. A dragon scale that has lost its nurturing for countless years possesses unimaginable power. Even after death, it still retains a terrifying life essence, and can even give birth to Holy Medicine and create a Secret Realm.
It is difficult to guess how powerful it was in its prime, but it is at least on par with divine immortals.
Perhaps, it is comparable to True Immortals!
Without much time to think, in the blink of an eye, he focuses all his attention on that dragon scale.
The next moment.
The dragon scale emits light, and runes light up one by one, enveloping Wang Xiu's whole body.
Roar—
The sound of a dragon's roar resounds.
The dragon scale heats up, emitting a dazzling light, like a small sun floating in front of Wang Xiu's chest.
A majestic momentum spreads from it, and a phantom of an ancient dragon appears behind him, with a terrifying dragon aura in its eyes, like a divine spirit that existed when Heaven and Earth were first opened, supreme and lofty, even divine immortals have to look up to it!
All the surrounding Earth Immortal powerhouses are shocked, feeling a tremor in their hearts.
As if they were being stared at by an indescribable terrifying existence.
But that feeling is very brief, disappearing in an instant, as if it were an illusion.
In just a moment, Wang Xiu feels light all over his body, the terrifying pressure that enveloped him disappears, and he can move freely.
"It really works!" Wang Xiu is pleasantly surprised, then without hesitation, a hairpin appears in his hand, he infuses it with his mana, and slashes forward.
Swoosh—
The void shatters, a terrifying portal opens, and a freezing cold wave that can freeze everything surges out from the portal, annihilating everything in its path.
In the instant that the terrifying demonic claw approaches in front of Wang Xiu,
it is blocked by the cold wave and becomes stagnant.
"Nine Heavens Drifting Step!"
Wang Xiu retreats, dense runes appearing under his feet, lotus flowers blooming with each step, covering the sky and blocking the sun. A vast Mysterious Light surges from him, transforming into thousands upon thousands of light shadows, connecting into one.
This footwork is profound and unfathomable, each rune seems to contain the profound principles of the Great Dao.
He merges with the void and instantly travels thousands of miles away.
In that instant, an unimaginable turbulence erupted between the cold wave and the devil's claws. The wind and snow filled the sky, the devilish energy surged, engulfing the void. The boundless space shattered and restored, constantly reorganizing. Waves of chaotic void emerged, carrying a sense of extinction, horrifying and inexplicable.
Fortunately, Wang Xiu quickly retreated.
Otherwise, being caught in this storm would have had disastrous consequences!
"What? The Three Purities Saint Child actually escaped!"
"This is impossible! That was the Devil Emperor making a move. Who under the Earth Immortal realm could survive?"
"He can't even die like this!"
Countless people were amazed and found it unbelievable.
Even though the Devil Emperor personally made a move, even if the target was a human Saint, there should be no chance of survival.
Moreover, Wang Xiu was only a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.
It should have been an easy capture!
Even if he had many means, under absolute strength suppression, he should not have been able to display them.
But reality was like this, quite unexpected.
Especially for those few severely injured young true demons, they were even more astonished.
What kind of monster is this Three Purities Saint Child?
The Devil Emperor couldn't even keep him?
Suddenly, the sense of shame that Wang Xiu easily crushed in their hearts diminished a lot. After all... even the Devil Emperor failed, so it was normal for them to be unable to defeat him, right?
"How could this be?"
In the void, an old man in a purple robe with a weak aura and bloodstains at the corners of his mouth stared at Wang Xiu, who had successfully escaped, almost spitting out old blood.
He even abandoned the dignity of the Devil Emperor and made a move against a human junior.
He didn't even dodge the attack of the human Earth Immortal, relying on his demonic treasures and his own physical body to resist. Even though he was injured, he was worried that it would give Wang Xiu a chance to escape.
Unexpectedly, he still managed to escape unscathed?
"Hahaha, I, the Three Purities Saint Child, am not so easily killed." The Three Purities Fire Ancestor saw that Wang Xiu was unharmed and laughed heartily. His long hair burned like flames, and his whole body was filled with intense immortal radiance, his fighting spirit soaring.
"Hoo~" Snow Ancestor also breathed a sigh of relief, her towering chest rising and falling rapidly. This kid... really made her worry for a while!
"A dignified Devil Emperor expert actually abandoned his face and made a move against a junior like me. It seems that being sealed on Sea Demon Island for these hundreds of years has completely worn away your arrogance!" Wang Xiu stood on the wall of the Demon Suppression City, looking into the distance, and said with a light smile, appearing calm and composed.
But this tone made the Devil Emperors extremely angry. Their faces turned ugly one by one, and demonic energy surged within them, causing the entire sky to rumble.
"Are you alright?"
Beside him, Zhuo Canglang looked at Wang Xiu with concern, examining him from head to toe.
"No problem. Fortunately, Snow Ancestor gave me this hairpin, which gave me a chance!" Wang Xiu opened his hand, and the hairpin emitted a faint light. One-third of the runes on it had been erased, leaving behind a trace of Earth Immortal aura.
Zhuo Canglang glanced at the hairpin and thought to himself that Uncle-Master Zhuo was indeed thoughtful. He actually gave Saint Child such a life-saving method in advance.
Otherwise, if Wang Xiu had really died here today, it would have been a huge loss for the entire Three Purities Immortal Gate...
No, it would have been a great loss for the entire human race!
"The battlefield is dangerous. Saint Child, take a few more treasures to protect yourself!" Zhuo Canglang pondered for a moment and took out a spatial ring from his tattered Daoist robe sleeve, handing it to Wang Xiu, indicating that he could choose from it.
Wang Xiu was stunned for a moment, took the ring and looked inside. It was filled with various treasures, radiating brilliant light. There were all kinds of elixirs, Spirit Weapons piled up, and he even saw several Saint Weapons!
Moreover, this ring itself was extraordinary, with exquisite runes and ethereal immortal radiance. It was actually an Immortal Weapon-level treasure!
It contained a small world, and there was even a Spirit Field planted with various Spirit Medicines...
What the hell?
He had only stayed on Sea Demon Island for a few months. Was the Three Purities Immortal Gate really this wealthy?
"What is this?"
"This is one of the treasures in the Immortal Gate's treasury!" Zhuo Canglang explained. Due to the events of the past, the Three Purities Immortal Gate had shattered countless spirit peaks, resulting in the loss of a large number of precious treasures and inheritances. The unimaginable wealth had turned into flowing water.
So they learned their lesson and stored all the most precious treasures from each vein in this Immortal Weapon-level ring.
They entrusted them to several respected and esteemed cultivators in the Immortal Gate.
Even if the Immortal Gate were to face another great calamity in the future, as long as someone escaped, there would always be a chance to start over.
It wouldn't end up like the Nine Dusks Grotto-Heaven, where everything was lost!
Everything could only start from scratch.
Each ring was equipped with a restriction personally arranged by Earth Immortal Patriarch. If someone took something from it, the others who held the rings would be alerted, preventing any embezzlement.
"What about the treasure vault in our Immortal Gate?" Wang Xiu asked, blinking his eyes, vaguely guessing something.
"It's fake!" Zhuo Canglang nodded.
Wow!
The corners of Wang Xiu's mouth twitched. It was truly a lesson learned.
Although this behavior of carrying the entire treasure vault of the Immortal Gate on their bodies seemed absurd when others found out about it, upon careful consideration, it was a layout for the future. In case the worst situation occurred, there would always be a glimmer of hope!
Wang Xiu looked through the ring, and the treasures inside were extremely abundant. According to Zhuo Canglang, the treasures here accounted for less than one-thousandth of the peak period of the Three Purities Immortal Gate.
One could imagine how prosperous the Three Purities Immortal Gate was back then.
Wang Xiu didn't hold back either and picked a pair of jade rings from it, named True Phoenix Hundred Cracks Rings, a High Grade Saint Weapon.
They were both offensive and defensive, and they had been nourished by the bloodline of the True Phoenix, making them extremely powerful.
As soon as he held them, Wang Xiu sensed them and was very satisfied. They were no worse than Li Xuanqi's pseudo Sun-Moon Golden Wheel!
"Aren't you going to pick more?" Zhuo Canglang was somewhat surprised when he saw that Wang Xiu only chose one Saint Weapon and handed the ring back.
He wanted to learn from the lesson and give Wang Xiu more treasures for self-defense. If they encountered a situation like today again in the future, having more treasures would mean more options.
"It's enough!" Wang Xiu lightly laughed and refused.
Treasures, especially those above the Saint Weapon level, were not necessarily better the more there were.
Saint Weapons had spirits and required constant integration and refinement with the user. This process could take hundreds or even thousands of years to fully comprehend.
With the Asura Heavenly Punishment Sword for offense and the Ice Phoenix Luo Immortal Armor gifted by Snow Ancestor for defense, Wang Xiu already had enough.
Even if Wang Xiu reached the Astral Projection or even the Saint Manifestation stage, he would not face the dilemma of lacking suitable treasures.
Having more wouldn't make much difference.
He didn't have that much energy to refine them either.
As for higher-grade treasures, even if Zhuo Canglang really gave Wang Xiu an Immortal Weapon, with Wang Xiu's current cultivation level, he wouldn't be able to fully unleash its true power.
Hearing Wang Xiu's words, Zhuo Canglang nodded and put the ring away.
Just as he was about to say something, both of them suddenly looked up and gazed towards the distant battlefield.
There, the battle was intense, with several Demon Emperors confronting Earth Immortals. The void was constantly distorting, and the scene was astonishing.
"The real fierce battle... is about to begin!" Zhuo Canglang's voice was low, and even the crow on his shoulder fell silent. The sky was covered in dark clouds.
The powerful beings at the level of Earth Immortals had already started fighting.
It meant that this battle had reached its most ferocious stage.
The higher-ups of the Demon Race had already realized that if the top-tier experts didn't take action, relying solely on the rest of the Demon Race creatures would no longer be able to suppress the human race.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The war drums of both sides resounded simultaneously.
The heavens and earth trembled.
Endless holy light pervaded, obscuring the sky, and hundreds of human Saint-level beings soared into the sky.
(End of this chapter)